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==1895 - to date==
==1895 - to date==
[[Image:einthoven.jpg|thumb|Willem Einthoven]]
[[Image:einthoven.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Willem Einthoven]]
[[Image:Einthoven_ECG.jpg|thumb|An electrocardiograph as used by Einthoven]]
[[Image:Einthoven_ECG.jpg|thumb|150px|An electrocardiograph as used by Einthoven]]
'''1895'''  Einthoven, using an improved electrometer and a correction formula developed independently of Burch, distinguishes five deflections which he names P, Q, R, S and T. <cite>Einthoven2</cite>
'''1895'''  Einthoven, using an improved electrometer and a correction formula developed independently of Burch, distinguishes five deflections which he names P, Q, R, S and T. <cite>Einthoven2</cite>